Bill Text: IL SB0274 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0664 [SB0274 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0274-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0664 [SB0274 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0274-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Disabled Persons Rehabilitation Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 10a as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2405/10a) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 10a. Financial Participation of Students Attending | ||||||
8 | the Illinois School for the Deaf and the Illinois School for | ||||||
9 | the Visually Impaired. | ||||||
10 | (a) General. The Illinois School for the Deaf and the | ||||||
11 | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired are required to | ||||||
12 | provide eligible students with disabilities with a free and | ||||||
13 | appropriate public education as required by Article 14 of the | ||||||
14 | Illinois School Code . As part of the admission process to | ||||||
15 | either school, the Department shall complete a financial | ||||||
16 | analysis on each student attending the Illinois School for the | ||||||
17 | Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired and shall | ||||||
18 | ask parents or guardians to participate, if applicable, in the | ||||||
19 | cost of identified services or activities that are not | ||||||
20 | education related. | ||||||
21 | (b) Financial Participation. The Department shall | ||||||
22 | promulgate rules concerning fees for activities or services at | ||||||
23 | the schools with input from (i) the superintendent of each |
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1 | school and (ii) Directors of Special Education from selected | ||||||
2 | Local Education Agencies who place students at the schools. | ||||||
3 | Parents or guardians of students attending the Illinois School | ||||||
4 | for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired | ||||||
5 | may be asked to financially participate in the following fees | ||||||
6 | for services or activities provided at the schools: | ||||||
7 | (1) Registration. | ||||||
8 | (2) Books, labs, and supplies (fees may vary depending | ||||||
9 | on the classes in which a student participates). | ||||||
10 | (3) Athletic or extracurricular activities (students | ||||||
11 | participating in multiple activities will not be required | ||||||
12 | to pay for more than 2 activities). | ||||||
13 | (4) Driver's education (if applicable). | ||||||
14 | (5) Graduation. | ||||||
15 | (6) Yearbook (optional). | ||||||
16 | (7) Activities (trips or leisure activities not | ||||||
17 | associated with classroom curriculum). | ||||||
18 | (8) Other activities or services identified by the | ||||||
19 | Department, pursuant to rule. | ||||||
20 | Exceptions may be granted to parents or guardians who are | ||||||
21 | unable to meet the financial participation obligations. The | ||||||
22 | Department shall promulgate rules concerning requests for | ||||||
23 | exception to the financial participation at the schools. | ||||||
24 | Any fees collected for activities or services identified in | ||||||
25 | (1) through (8) under this subsection (b) shall be held locally | ||||||
26 | by the school and used exclusively for the purpose for which |
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1 | the fee was assessed. A separate locally held fund shall be | ||||||
2 | established by the Illinois School for the Deaf and the | ||||||
3 | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired for this purpose. | ||||||
4 | Completion of financial analysis.
Prior to admission, and | ||||||
5 | annually thereafter, a financial analysis shall be completed on | ||||||
6 | each student attending the Illinois School for the Deaf or the | ||||||
7 | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired. If at any time there | ||||||
8 | is reason to believe there is a change in the student's | ||||||
9 | financial situation that will affect their financial | ||||||
10 | participation, a new financial analysis shall be completed. | ||||||
11 | (1) In completing the student's financial analysis, | ||||||
12 | the income of the student's family shall be used. Proof of | ||||||
13 | income must be provided and retained for each parent or | ||||||
14 | guardian. | ||||||
15 | (2) Any funds that have been established on behalf of | ||||||
16 | the student for completion of their primary or secondary | ||||||
17 | education shall be considered when completing the | ||||||
18 | financial analysis. | ||||||
19 | (3) Falsification of information used to complete the | ||||||
20 | financial analysis may result in the Department taking | ||||||
21 | action to recoup monies previously expended by the | ||||||
22 | Department in providing services to the student. | ||||||
23 | (c) (Blank). Financial Participation. Utilizing a sliding | ||||||
24 | scale based on income standards developed by rule by the | ||||||
25 | Department with input from the superintendent of each school, | ||||||
26 | parents or guardians of students attending the Illinois School |
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1 | for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired | ||||||
2 | may be asked to financially participate in the following fees | ||||||
3 | for services or activities provided at the schools: | ||||||
4 | (1) Registration. | ||||||
5 | (2) Books, labs, and supplies (fees may vary depending | ||||||
6 | on the classes in which a student participates). | ||||||
7 | (3) Room and board for residential students. | ||||||
8 | (4) Meals for day students. | ||||||
9 | (5) Athletic or extracurricular activities (students | ||||||
10 | participating in multiple activities will not be required | ||||||
11 | to pay for more than 2 activities). | ||||||
12 | (6) Driver's education (if applicable). | ||||||
13 | (7) Graduation. | ||||||
14 | (8) Yearbook (optional). | ||||||
15 | (9) Activities (field trips or other leisure | ||||||
16 | activities). | ||||||
17 | (10) Other activities or services identified by the | ||||||
18 | Department. | ||||||
19 | Students, parents, or guardians who are receiving Medicaid | ||||||
20 | or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) shall not be | ||||||
21 | required to financially participate in the fees established in | ||||||
22 | this subsection (c). | ||||||
23 | Exceptions may be granted to parents or guardians who are | ||||||
24 | unable to meet the financial participation obligations due to | ||||||
25 | extenuating circumstances. Requests for exceptions must be | ||||||
26 | made in writing and must be submitted to the superintendent for |
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1 | initial recommendation with a final determination by the | ||||||
2 | Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Services. | ||||||
3 | Any fees collected under this subsection (c) shall be held | ||||||
4 | locally by the school and used exclusively for the purpose for | ||||||
5 | which the fee was assessed.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 97-74, eff. 6-30-11.)
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